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Is there a bone marrow registry in Tokelau?

For people who live in Tokelau. Live somewhere else? Find your place.

As of , we haven’t found a bone marrow donor registry that people who live in Tokelau can join. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Tokelau is a territory within the Realm of New Zealand and its people are New Zealand citizens, New Zealand’s foreign ministry says. 6

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Tokelau at a glance
PlaceTokelau
RegionPolynesia, Oceania 8
PopulationAbout 2,400 (2023) 9
TransplantsWe haven’t found a stem cell transplant service in Tokelau. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. New Zealand’s foreign ministry and the Government of Tokelau’s website say nothing about transplant care. 5 6
Where we looked5 places, in English and Tokelauan
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A bone marrow donor registry is also called a stem cell or blood stem cell donor registry.

Why don’t you link to a registry in Tokelau yet?

Tokelau’s people are New Zealand citizens, New Zealand’s foreign ministry says, but on Oct 11, 2026 New Zealand’s registry described delivering its kits anywhere in New Zealand and registering people now resident there, with no route for people living in Tokelau. 1 2 6

What we found in Tokelau

We looked in 5 places, in English and Tokelauan, for a registry that signs up people who live in Tokelau.

Tokelauans are NZ citizens; NZ’s registry hasn’t said they can join from Tokelau. 1 6

Each search for a registry in Tokelau, with its language, what it found and its date
Where we lookedLanguageWhat we foundDate
The World Marrow Donor Association’s listsEnglishThe World Marrow Donor Association’s member map listed no organization based in Tokelau when we checked it on Oct 11, 2026. 7
Government of Tokelau’s websiteEnglishWhen we read the Government of Tokelau’s website on Oct 11, 2026, its main screen reported the October 2016 census count of usual residents of Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu, and nothing on health services or donor registries. 5
3 more searches, Oct 11 to 15, 2026, in English and Tokelauan: nothing to add
  • The website of New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service) English ·
  • A web search Tokelauan ·
  • Another page we read English ·

We couldn’t open Massey University Research Online’s website when we tried on Oct 11, 2026.

Can people in Tokelau join a registry abroad?

Someone from Tokelau who lives in New Zealand can join New Zealand’s registry there if they are 18 to 35 and can meet NZ Blood Service’s requirements to give blood, as checked on Oct 15, 2026. 2 4

What you can do today

What if there’s no donor registry where you live?

Questions about Tokelau

Are bone marrow or stem cell transplants done in Tokelau?

We haven’t found a stem cell transplant service in Tokelau. That doesn’t mean there isn’t one. New Zealand’s foreign ministry and the Government of Tokelau’s website say nothing about transplant care. 5 6

Can a hospital in Tokelau search abroad for a donor?

A 2019 Massey University review of Tokelau’s clinical health services and Patient Referrals Scheme looked at care for Tokelau’s referred patients in Tokelau, Apia and New Zealand from July 2014 to June 2018; its summary doesn’t mention stem cell transplants. 11

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Other places in Oceania

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Sources

How we check

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The registries’ own pages

  1. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). How to join.
  2. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). FAQs.Checked
  3. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). Swab kits.
  4. New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry (NZ Blood Service). Who can join.

Government and official registers

  1. Government of Tokelau. Home.
  2. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Tokelau.

The World Marrow Donor Association and other figures

  1. World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). Find your registry.
  2. United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
  3. UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).

Research and other sources

  1. Massey University Research Online. Review Report on Tokelau's Clinical Health Services and Patient Referrals Scheme (2019, search-result title). 2019.Tried ; we couldn’t open it
  2. Massey University. Review Report on Tokelau's Clinical Health Services and Patient Referrals Scheme (repository record). Updated Nov 21, 2019.Checked

Written and source-checked by the Jada Bascom Foundation.

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What we do and what we don’t. The Jada Bascom Foundation is a charity in the United States. We don’t run a registry and can’t sign anyone up.

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